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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.

Ramana Maharshi

The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Existence Realize State
Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.
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Reform Social
When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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Activity Consistent Effort Gratitude Joy Life Nature Reality Realize
What comes will also go. What always is will alone remain.
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Alone Deep Let Go Philosophy Remain Stay Wisdom
Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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Concept Deep Existence Follow God Himself Philosophy Problem Solution Thinking Wisdom
The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Existence Light Oneself Reality
I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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Mindfulness Myself Notice See Yourself
In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
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Body Mindset Spirit Spirituality Truth
You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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Aware Knowledge Known Wisdom Yourself
Under whatever name or form we worship It, It leads us on to knowledge of the nameless, formless Absolute. Yet, to see one’s true Self in the Absolute, to subside into It and be one with “It, this is the true Knowledge of the Truth.
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Form Knowledge Name Oneself See Truth Worship
The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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Enlightenment Greatness Obstacle
There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
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Active Control Mindset Realize Shine Yourself
To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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Goodness Himself Humility Result
Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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Atom Finding Mindset Soul Structure Subtle
The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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Carry Grace Himself Ocean Vessel
Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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Discover Goal Natural Process Realize

The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.

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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.

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